See the Project News section below for two recent blog posts on Phase II construction starting June 1st and Talley closure information including department move locations. Additionally, if you haven’t peeked in on the construction cams, take a moment and do so. You can now see the brick work wrapping up on the West side…
Read MoreThe semester is drawing to a close and which also signals the beginning of Phase II construction set to begin June 1st. Over the past month you may have noticed some changes as art has begun to come down, the University Student Centers Administration office has moved to Witherspoon, and Stewart Theatre has been packed up…
Read MoreThe start of Phase II construction is around the corner, June 1st, 2013. We wanted to take a moment and provide some planning tools to help you as we continue construction this Fall. The Talley Maps below are for planning and the exact locations of fencing and signage may vary. There are a lot of projects…
Read MoreThis past Saturday I got the opportunity to do something I’ve wanted to do since I started to doing marketing for the Bookstore: work concessions at a football game. I have been asking for months for the opportunity, and I got it! I want to thank everyone who came out to the Red and White…
Read MoreSo I apologize for it being so long since I’ve posted. But I have some excellent news! The National Association of College Stores has taken notice to our Bookstore Confidential Podcast and what we’re trying to accomplish! They have written a fantastic article which can be found here: http://go.ncsu.edu/NACSarticle. I encourage everyone to check out…
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What makes a job enjoyable? Is it what you do, or who you work with? I’d say it’s a little of both, but if I had to choose one, I’d go with the latter. I’ve had to do some crummy jobs along the way, like cleaning the bathrooms as lifeguard in college, but it was…
Read MoreTEAMWORK: More than 200 NC State employees participated in the One Change campaign, committing to making one lifestyle change over a period of six weeks. What’s good for the students is good for employees at North Carolina State University. “We’ve always offered wellness programs to our students here at State,” says Lisa Eberhart, RD, CSSD,…
Read MoreToday I wanted to talk a little about professional development and how important it is for people to continue to grow in their career. I have been very lucky. Next week happens to be my 20th anniversary with NC State — well, besides from my brief encounter with UNC-Chapel Hill, which lasted about a year…
Read MoreWhat is Campus Enterprises? People sometimes wonder because it hasn’t been around that long. Well, let me rephrase that: We’ve only been Campus Enterprises for a few years, but many of the organizations that comprise Campus Enterprises have been around for ages, like the NC State Bookstores, University Dining, and Trademark Licensing, for example. It’s the Campus…
Read MoreIt’s time for updates! That being said, what to update with? So much has happened! Let’s start with the awesome things we’ve seen over social media, etc. For Twitter (shameless plug, @NCSUBookstores) we have accumulated over 150 new followers in the past month. Now this may seem small. but the reality is our followers stick around,…
Read MoreI’ve been busy working on WordPress sites for the past few months and really like the results. WordPress is amazing! It ties all of the coding that I learned in the Webmaster course into a powerful but easy to use package. The best part about it, is that most of the university’s websites are built…
Read MoreI must confess, I’m in search of inspiration. Not inspiration to do something, or inspiration to persevere (which sometimes many of us need), but inspiration to motivate. I continue to envision one university, one State, and one nation. I’ve often asked what it would take for us as a nation to unify. Sometimes we see…
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It feels like so long ago since my first blog post on here. I was ambitious, I had huge goals, I had this incredible vision for where I want the Bookstore to be, and I’m proud to say: we’re on our way there, and my sights have not been changed. The reality is, I have…
Read MoreLots of work inside and out on the project. As you can see on the webcam brickwork and glass has started to go up. Schedule Update Completion Date: December 29, 2014 Note: Phase I Complete Late 2013 Actual Percentage Complete: 32% (Updated 3/26; Next update: 4/23) Project News and Announcements Close down preparations of the current facility have…
Read MoreLast spring, I was given the opportunity to enroll in the university’s Webmaster Certification program through the Computer Training Unit. My department agreed to pay for the course to improve its ability to deliver dynamic marketing content to the university. I am really happy that I decided to venture into this area. I’ve been making…
Read MoreWe just finished up the Hoodie and Crew Secret Sale, and it was overall AWESOME. I want to keep these deals coming in your direction, so keep me posted with some things you’d like to see on sale. That being said, we had a great turnout, and everything went so well we’re going to do…
Read MoreI must confess, I’m excited. Truly. Excited. Why? Because I can tell you what we’ve come up with…FINALLY. Are you ready? A rewards program. Not just ANY rewards program by the way, THE…REWARDS…PROGRAM. That’s right. The day is here I can tell you about this ground breaking endeavor we are about to pursue. Together. Ready…
Read MoreReally, I am. I almost can’t forgive myself, but I must for the sake of our blogging connection. FIVE DAYS? I’m ashamed of myself. I will make it up to my readers with an entry of epic proportions. One that breaks the mold for what a blog post should be. Are you ready? Let’s go….
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2013 (Raleigh, N.C.) – A new tee shirt to commemorate the immortalized moment of CJ Leslie saving Will Privette is now available at the NC State Bookstore. In the height of a shocking victory, CJ Leslie transcended sports. Despite a wild celebration and a standout performance, Leslie had the awareness to see that…
Read MoreSomeone told me yesterday that after she read my blog she concluded that I write like I type. This made me very happy for two reasons: first, it shows that I am completely serious about my personality, identity, and message when I’m blogging. Second, it means that this blog is real and genuine, and I’m…
Read MoreHey everyone, my name is John and I’ve been working for the university since 1993. Almost half of the past twenty years have been with NC State Bookstores. I started working for the bookstore in 2002 as the distance education manager. My job duties included managing the DELTA video distribution program and processing online textbook…
Read MorePhoto: View from Carroll Hall January 3, 2013 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope everyone had a great winter break. As you walk around the perimeter of the site you should notice some differences on site. Most notably is that the crane is gone, but also more of the exterior framing and skin has gone up. Inside…
Read MorePhoto: View from Carroll Hall December 13, 2012 Another semester is in the books and the year is almost over! The site is buzzing with activity. Interior and exterior walls are going up, fireproofing continues, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) work is happening, and the building is starting to take shape on the inside. Some…
Read MorePhoto: View from Dunn toward North Main Entry November 27, 2012 Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break and final week of classes! Reflecting on our weekly construction updates, the schedule is beginning to look similar week to week with lots of activities continuing progress. Also in preparation for Phase I opening (late…
Read MoreThe picture above is from the site this morning as crews are finishing the east side concrete pour on the 3rd floor (ballroom level). Make sure to take the time to walk by the site on your next time around Central Campus. You can see the exterior framing, interior walls on the 2nd and 3rd…
Read MoreThe updates are starting to get longer! This week is an exciting week as you can see in the Next 7, more activities and trades are happening on multiple floors and both sides of the building. If you have been following along with our live cams you can now see the East Side steel taking shape as…
Read MoreIf you have been following along with our live cams you have not been able to see the work going on in the 4th section of steel on the east side up against Talley. However, if you take a walk between Reynolds and Talley you can see the work up close. We have enjoyed talking with many…
Read MoreNEWSLETTER :: Volume I, Issue I Dear Licensees, Retailers, and Campus Members, Information you can use: That is the goal of this premier edition of the NC STATE Trademark Licensing Newsletter. Hopefully you find the content useful when creating, buying, marketing, or merchandising Wolfpack merchandise so that you sell more product. I realize everyone’s time…
Read MoreFirst off thank you for your patience this week! Its been a busy week with the demolition of concrete outside of the C-Store and early morning concrete pours for the elevated slabs on the west side (floors 3-5). With those items complete, steel crews can now begin on the east side of the site. As…
Read MoreThe building elevations continue to take shape. This week saw 2 of the pavilions go up in addition to other steel. This next week crews expect to start steel on the East side (closest to Reynolds). Take a peek at our live cams and updated photos on Facebook to see the progress. Above is a picture of the site…
Read MoreYou are reading an award winning blog! Recently the Raleigh Public Relations Society recognized the Talley Renovation and Addition Blog at the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Excellence in Communication with a Gold Award (1st place) in the News Release Category (Division 3 – Public Relations Writing). Campus Enterprises picked up four other awards at the…
Read MoreAs projected steel started this past week and progress is visible from hour to hour. The photo below from our Carroll Hall Camera shows the progress as of 8am this morning. You can see the start of the 3rd floor going up (service corridor and ARTS NC STATE suite). above it on the 4th floor…
Read MoreBelow are images of a recent feature in Aspire, A Cooper Carry E-Zine. Cooper Carry is the architecture firm heading up the interiors portion of New Talley. The article focuses on the trip this summer to NEOCON and the role of student input, specifically Student Body President Andy Walsh’s efforts to live tweet the experience. You…
Read MoreA busy week ahead as steel begins to go up. The site will significantly change over the next week. Crews are busy packing up concrete forms and backfilling the site in anticipation of the crane arrival. Below is a picture from Tuesday September 12th from our Alexander Camera. Schedule: Past 7 Days (September 6 –…
Read MoreWhat a week! Power was out today (Thursday) due to a non construction related issue. A big thanks to ALL the Student Centers Staff (and others from across campus) who have worked hard to get things back up and running. Its tough to maintain a building that is falling apart while getting excited for the…
Read MoreLots of progress this week with concrete walls and columns poured for the east half of the first floor as well as progress on the 2nd half of the elevated deck (2nd floor). Crews will be working over the Labor Day weekend preparing for the elevated deck pour next weekend. Stay tuned next week for…
Read MoreIt has been an exciting week on the site seeing over 1500 cubic yards of concrete poured. The first half of the 2nd floor elevated deck was poured overnight Saturday into Sunday and the rain managed to hold off. Crews started working on the formwork for the second half of this deck. Once that is…
Read MoreThanks to all who came out and celebrated the Steel Signing with us! Here is one picture from the event, but you can see more pictures on our Facebook page. We have another big week of milestones this week with the first elevated deck slab being poured. This is part one of two, more information…
Read MoreWhile official move-in starts tomorrow, there is quite the buzz around campus! We are excited to welcome to the Fall semester! A lot has happened over the summer and a lot more is about to start. Read Welcome to a new year for details about what to expect this fall and to see pictures from the…
Read MoreWelcome to the new school year! If this is your first year at NC State, WELCOME! If you are returning, welcome back. This post hopefully will serve as a primer and a refresher about the Talley Student Center Renovation and Addition Project. Below we have provided some resources and information about the project as well…
Read MoreSchedule: Past 7 Days (July 26 – August 1) North of Talley – West Side Future site of Dock, Dining, Senate Chambers & Arts NC State 1. Continued concrete wall installation 2. Continued the one-sided wall installation at Price Music Center 3. Continued the elevated deck activities North of Talley – East Side Future site…
Read MoreIn addition to continuing the work you have seen, this week the project will be wrapping up the work on Cates Avenue (East and West) and begin the wall construction on the east side of the site. This week we have two pictures for you. The one above is an aerial photo from the middle of…
Read MoreScaffolding is flying up as the crews begin work on the elevated deck, which will begin to close in “the hole” (as many of you refer to it). Walls continue to go up as you can see in this week picture, this time from Alexander Hall. Stay tuned to the live construction cameras, should be…
Read MoreThanks for all the inquiries about what the inside of Talley will look like. We have a variety of work groups in the process of finalizing details of key areas. In keeping with our Talley Table Talk (all day info days), we have set October 2012 as our next Table Talk highlighting key areas. Some…
Read MoreAn exciting week on site this week! Crews could be spotted on site yesterday (July 4th) and by mid morning, columns were formed up. So not only will we have some walls poured, but this next week we should also see some columns poured. Work that you can’t see on the live feed includes waterproofing…
Read MoreRecently we posted about the upcoming Cates Avenue Duct Bank Work to begin in July with maps to come! These maps are out and here is the latest update from Transportation. West Cates Avenue (between First Year College and Student Health) This portion of the work will begin Thursday, July 5 and is expected to be completed by August 9 (hopefully…
Read MoreWalls continue to go up and this afternoon you can see columns start to go up in the loading dock and service area. Above is a picture of the site from this morning, you can also see the progress here on the live feed. Its been a good week for sharing about the Talley Renovation…
Read MoreThe first wall was poured this past week and the second one is scheduled to be poured tomorrow (Friday). You can see walls three and four start to take shape as the rebar is placed. Here is a picture of the site from this morning or you can see the progress here on the live…
Read MoreWalls started to go up this week. Here is a picture from the site as of 8am this morning where you can see two of the walls in progress. To see more, check out the live feed. Schedule: Next 7 Days (June 7 – June 13) North of Talley – West Side Future site…
Read MoreProgress continues with over 400 piles installed and 20 pile caps poured! Here is a picture taken yesterday of the site, where you can see the footprints of the pavilions taking shape. As noted below in the schedule, things should start to go vertical this coming week with the first concrete walls being poured. Fly…
Read MorePedestrian Traffic Fencing around the site should not change much over the summer and the pedestrian paths will continue to be open as they have been this semester. There will be significant construction traffic at the entrance by Alexander/Price and to create a safer environment we ask for your assistance. Please use the South side…
Read More**Updated June 8, 2012 with Step 2 (cut column with excavated area and shoring) picture** This blog is a little different than our normal updates. It is a little more technical in nature. We thought that with some of the unique aspects of the project and NC State’s strong engineering programs, there was an opportunity…
Read MoreAfter a few weeks of low-profile, behind-the-scenes work, construction is about to kick into high gear! If you’ve been anywhere near the project lately, you may have noticed that we’re installing a fire wall on the north side of the building, which is intended to protect the current building from potentially dangerous construction activities, such…
Read MoreWelcome back and Happy New Year! Here are a couple of items of interest regarding the Student Centers. Please share with students and colleagues. Student Study Space: We have created additional student study space in the recently vacated Campus Activities offices (3314 Talley.) This space is open to students on a first come, first served…
Read MoreChancellor Woodson, Student Body President Chandler Thompson, distinguished guests and alumni, students, faculty, and staff, it is truly an honor to stand before you today to join you in this groundbreaking celebration for the Talley Student Center Renovation & Expansion Project. My name is Jonathon Smith and I serve as the elected Student Centers President….
Read More(Reposted from SHIFT, the NCSU Landscape Architecture Student Blog June 27, 2011 by tfowlkes Gittin’ er done Several students in Professor Andrew Fox’s summer Design/Build Studio, along with help from NCSU maintenance staff, get to work salvaging flagstone from the Talley student center construction project. The stone, which would have gone to landfill, is being…
Read MoreIn case you have not been on campus in recent weeks, Phase 1 of the New Talley is, as one of my favorite sub shops says, “fully involved.” The old bookstore is gone, the fountain has been dismantled and trees have been removed or transplanted. If you stand and watch the demolition, it is hard…
Read MoreThere have been a lot of questions regarding the Talley Renovation and Addition Project, and for good reason. The project is long-term, and the construction presents inconveniences to students who make use of the current Talley student center; having said that, the decision is not one that has been made lightly. The gravity of a…
Read MoreThe Talley transformation is upon us, and our friends at Transportation are probably getting the most questions about how the project impacts the campus at this time. Christine Klein, public communications specialist for Transportation, was contacted yesterday by Technician to share more about how the project is affecting parking spaces, buses, etc. We have an…
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As the NC State Bookstores and several student affairs units prepare to take occupancy in Harrelson Hall, the exterior is getting a facelift to welcome its new occupants! The walls of the ground floor have been covered in graphics related to the NC State Bookstores , NC State Student Affairs (also temporary tenants of the…
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong with the Old Talley? With all the talk about an attractive new student center, it’s hard to ignore that there are some students who still feel disenfranchised about the project. We’re in a tough economic climate, and many students and their families are feeling the stress of paying for an education along…
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Hi. My name is Tim Hogan and I’m the Operations Director for the University Student Centers as a part of the Campus Enterprises Division at NC State. I’m brand new to Raleigh and NC State, I just moved to Raleigh and started my job at NC State in January 2011. The University Student Centers include…
Read MoreNC State Bookstores, as well as several Student Affairs units and student organizations, will move to Harrelson Hall, located adjacent to the brickyard on central campus beginning June 1. The move will ensure that students are best served during the Talley Student Center renovation & addition project, which will begin this summer. Bookstore NC State…
Read MoreThe Talley Student Center renovation and expansion is the most exciting development in student life at NC State in recent history. As students, we live, learn and play on campus. This project provides the University community with the opportunity to create a place for students that will be enjoyed for years to come. Interested in…
Read MoreHello! Welcome to my Talley Renovation Blog! My name is Jonathon Smith, and I am the 2011-2012 NC State Student Centers President. This is an exciting time to be a member of the Wolfpack. Currently, the campus is undergoing a major transformation and the renovation and expansion of Talley Student Center will help to bring…
Read MoreHello! Before I jump right in with this blog, let me take a second to introduce myself. My name is TJ Willis, and I am currently an assistant director for Campus Activities as well as a doctoral student in Higher Education Administration. My research interests center around the college union (also known by its many…
Read MoreIn the coming months you might start to see a swell of boxes, trash bins, and surplus furniture lingering in the halls of Talley. You may also catch a glint of exasperated sweat on the brow of a Student Affairs staff member who has just run over from Harrelson to Talley in the sweltering summer…
Read MoreNC State University is proud to have one of its own alumna designing the new Talley Student Center. Turan Duda, design partner with Duda/Paine Architects in Durham, N.C., was a student in the School of Design in the 1970s, and actually began his time studying at N.C. State the first year Talley Student Center opened…
Read MoreHello to all who have just recently joined the Wolfpack Family! I feel honored and find it a privilege to be able to share my thoughts on a project that will live on forever in the history of this great institution. You have chosen a perfect time to join us here at NC State. You…
Read MoreCan a building truly be green and help us live more harmoniously with our environment? Is it possible for a building to change the culture of a large organization? Does one building impact the local economy in a significant way? Can one building provide the type of space that reinvigorates a campus community and serves…
Read MoreWelcome to my Talley Renovation Blog! My name is Jennifer Gilmore, and I handle marketing/communications for Campus Enterprises, the organization that is spearheading the Talley Renovation Project. Campus Enterprises is the lead division for retail on the NC State Campus, and it includes University Dining, NC State Bookstores, Trademark Licensing, Lonnie Poole Golf Course, the…
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